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What's happening with the MN Christmas Appeal this year?

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ThomasRichard · 14/09/2015 13:46

I know last year there was some sort of consultation thread - what was the outcome and how does it affect plans for this year?

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RebeccaMumsnet · 14/09/2015 14:14

Hi Thomas,

It will be going ahead this year and SandyMumsnet and her secret santa helpers are gearing up as we speak. Watch out for the stickied thread coming soon.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 14/09/2015 15:19

Hi Sparkling,

We totally see where you are coming from and the security is at the forefront of our mind when designing all of this.

When we go live, we will have a section on security and warnings before anyone enters their info about how it is stored and who will have access and lots more information.

Thomas - it will be similar with a few Tech tweaks, yes.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 14/09/2015 16:14

@Noeuf

How can I contact you with a comment/feedback that I don't want to post on a thread?

You can email us on [email protected] Noeuf.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 14/09/2015 16:22

@wannaBe

tbh the Christmas appeal is fraught with controversy every year because we have the influx of "oh my life is so hard," posts who no-one has ever heard of, the people who never get a thank you, the not complaints that a poster who is nominated had a holiday yesterday or bought a packet of biscuits when her children are supposed to be living on scraps the gifts not received, etc.

Also with the username changes no-one knows who anyone is any more, and although you can never really be certain who is who on the internet it will be a lot to consider to have mn hq check that a poster has a history, also people won't be so quick to nominate because they won't know who is considered to be in need. And that's before we get to the point of considering who would be prepared to give out their name and address so that jeffrey a total stranger might send them a gift.

IMO it would be a good idea for mn hq to start a discussion/vote thread to see how people feel about it this year and whether it is worth going ahead with or perhaps just setting up a fund where people could donate to a variety of charities who give gifts at Christmas...

Hi wannaBe,

We did do this last year to see if folks still wanted us to run it and the answer, overall, was yes.

People have to have been around for 12 mths or more to be nominated (you can nominate anyone and we will have a look) and we can see name changes so we can still match that way.

We do have to weigh up the complaints with the good feeling and we felt and still feel that the goodwill and community that comes out on the Thank You thread is just lovely.

Obviously, if there is a vast swell of people who don't want it to happen this year, we will take another look.

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